Kedar Singh Rawat is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a two time MLA from Yamunotri Assembly constituency in Uttarkashi district.from 2007 to 2012 he was elected from Congress party their whole family or encistor was attached with Congress party but in modi lahar he changes party.U'khand Cong leaders Yashpal Arya, Kedar Singh Rawat join BJP He won as the Indian National Congress candidate in the 2007 and as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in 2017.BJP banking on Khanduri’s clean image to return to power in UttarakhandYamunotri: Congress, BJP struggling to find right candidates
Career Rawat has been active in political life since college days when he was elected the general secretary from DAV college Dehradun. He has been a successful lawyer before quitting practice and contesting elections since 2002 when Uttarakhand became a separate state and first elections were held.
Electoral performance Election Constituency Party Result Votes % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote % Ref2022Yamunotri20.36%Sanjay Dobhal44.01%2017Yamunotri41.88%Sanjay Dobhal29.27%2012Yamunotri30.25%Pritam Singh Panwar36.15%2007Yamunotri31.37%Pritam Singh Panwar24.16%2002Yamunotri19.47%Pritam Singh Panwar26.37%
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